8th Grade Geography
The students are working on Latitude & Longitude problems and will have a test on Latitude-Longitude, time zones & seasons on Dec. 12.

7th Grade U.S. History
The 7th graders will be taking Quiz #4 covering the U.S. Constitution on Monday, Dec. 8.and Quiz #5 will be on Dec. 12.
The 7th grade students will be taking the U.S. Constitution test Dec. 16 & 17. (The students should study their quizzes for this test.)

7th Grade U.S. History

My 7th grade classes will take Quiz #3 (U.S. Constitution) on Wednesday, Dec 3.  This quiz will come from Article I (Legislative Branch) found in the U.S. Constitution.

8th Grade Geography

My Geography classes will be working with Latitude-Longitude lines after Thanksgiving break is over.  

7th Grade U.S. History

Quiz #1 for the U.S. Constitution will be Wed., Nov.19 for my 2nd, 3rd & 7th hour classes.  My 9th hour class will take their quiz on Thursday.

Quiz #2 will be on Monday, Nov. 24 for my 2nd, 3rd & 7th hour classes.  My 9th hour class will take their quiz on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

A reminder to any parent who reads this blog. Your students have planners which can tell you daily what they are doing in my class or any other class that they have.

7th Grade U.S. History

The 7th graders are just beginning Chapter 8 which deals with the Articles of Confederation & the U.S. Constitution. The 7th graders are expected to pass the U.S. Constitution this year and we are at least 3 weeks away from taking it. The students will take 5 quizzes before they take the U.S. Constitution test. If they know the information on the quizzes - they will do well on the test.

8th Grade Geography

There will be a map test on Nov. 19, 2008 dealing with the 25 Largest U.S. Cities. This will be the last test before progress reports go out on the 21st.

The 8th graders will begin (Nov. 17) working on U.S. time zones, World time zones & the International Date Line. This will be completed before Thanksgiving break.

8th Grade Geography

The 8th graders have a map test on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2008 covering the 25 Largest U.S. Cities.

9th Hour Paul Revere

8th grade Geography

The 8th grade students voted today in a mock election put on by www.youthleadership.net.

8th Grade Geography

The students did great on their IL Constitution test this past week.  The grades ranged from an A+ - C.

The students are in the process of recalling their (U.S.) state & capitals, state abbreviations & state locations.  The state location test will be on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008.  Any student who can name them all in review on Tuesday will not have to take the test the next day.

7th Grade U.S. History

The students are voting today & tomorrow in a mock election put on by www. youthleadership.net.

There will be a test dealing with  Chapter 6 on Thursday, Oct. 23.  All 7th grade students should have study guides for this test. 

U. S. HISTORY

The 7th graders will be covering Chapter 5 this week in the book.  This covers pages 126-149.  Hopefully by the end of the week we will have covered the French & Indian War.  There will be assignments to do Tuesday- Thursday this week.

8TH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

  5th & 8th hour - Quiz #5 IL Government will be on Wednesday, Oct. 8.  

  4th hour will have their quiz on the 9th of Oct.

IL GOVERNMENT TEST 

  5th & 8th hours will be on Oct 16 - 17 (They have study guides that will help them.  This test is worth double points since we have spent the last month on IL Government.) STUDY! STUDY!

  4th hour will take their test on Oct. 17 or Oct 20

U. S. History

The 7th graders will be taking their first test tomorrow in my class.  The test covers Ch. 3 in their book.  All students have a study guide that will help them do well on the test as long as they learn what is on it.

Geography

Tomorrow (Sept. 26) my 5th & 8th hour Geography classes will take Quiz #3 - Illinois Government.  They will have the chance to ace out of the quiz today in class.

My 4th hour Geography class will take Quiz #3 on Monday with the chance to ace out of it tomorrow in class.

8th Grade Geography

My 5th & 8th hour Geography classes will have Quiz #2 dealing with the IL Constitution on Friday, Sept. 19.  The students who knew all of the answers today in review get a bye on the Quiz.

All students have a study guide for this quiz.

My 4th hour class is reviewing for their quiz tomorrow & will be taking their quiz on Monday, Sept. 22.  All students have a study guide for this quiz.

7th U.S. History

My 7th grade classes will have their first test on Friday, Sept. 26.  The test covers the study guide they will receive on Friday, Sept. 19 for Chapter 3. 

Map worksheet is due on Friday, Sept. 19.